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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.

Idioms:

  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.