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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.

Idioms:

  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.