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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.

Idioms:

  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.