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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Belong to ( অধিকারে থাকা ) This house is no more belongs to him.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.

Idioms:

  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.