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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.

Idioms:

  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.