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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.

Idioms:

  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.