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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.

Idioms:

  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.