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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.

Idioms:

  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )