"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.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.

Idioms:

  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.