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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.

Idioms:

  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?