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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.