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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.

Idioms:

  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.