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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.