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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.