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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Blind of ( দৃষ্টিশক্তিতে অন্ধ ) He is blind of one eye.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.

Idioms:

  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.