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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.