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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.

Idioms:

  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.