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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.