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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.

Idioms:

  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.