"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.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.

Idioms:

  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.