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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.

Idioms:

  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.