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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.

Idioms:

  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.