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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Supply with ( যোগান দেওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) He supplied us with food.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.