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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.

Idioms:

  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.