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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.