"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.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.