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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.