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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.

Idioms:

  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.