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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Supply with ( যোগান দেওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) He supplied us with food.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.

Idioms:

  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.