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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.