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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.

Idioms:

  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.