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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.

Idioms:

  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.