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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.

Idioms:

  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.