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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.

Idioms:

  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather