"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.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.

Idioms:

  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.