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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.

Idioms:

  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.