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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.

Idioms:

  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.