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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.