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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.