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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Attend to ( মনোযোগ দেওয়া ) Attend to your lesson.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.

Idioms:

  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.