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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.

Idioms:

  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.