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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Aware of ( সচেতন ) Man should aware of the danger of environment pollution.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.

Idioms:

  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.