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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.