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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.