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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.

Idioms:

  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.