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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.

Idioms:

  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.