"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.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.

Idioms:

  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.