"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.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.

Idioms:

  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.