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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )