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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.