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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.

Idioms:

  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.