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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.

Idioms:

  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.