"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.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.