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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.

Idioms:

  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.