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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.

Idioms:

  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.