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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.

Idioms:

  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.