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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.