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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.

Idioms:

  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.