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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.

Idioms:

  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.