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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.