"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.

Idioms:

  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.