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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.