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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.

Idioms:

  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.