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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Fill with ( পরিপূর্ণ ) This tank is filled with water.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.

Idioms:

  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.