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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.

Idioms:

  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.