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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.

Idioms:

  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.