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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.

Idioms:

  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.