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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.

Idioms:

  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )