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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.