"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.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.

Idioms:

  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )