"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.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.