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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Partiality for ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He has no Partiality for his son.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.