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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.