"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.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.

Idioms:

  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.