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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.