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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.