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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.