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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.

Idioms:

  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.