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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.