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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.

Idioms:

  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )