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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.