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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.

Idioms:

  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.