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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.

Idioms:

  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.