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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.

Idioms:

  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.