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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.

Idioms:

  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.