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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.

Idioms:

  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.