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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.

Idioms:

  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )