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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.