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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.

Idioms:

  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.