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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.

Idioms:

  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.