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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.