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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.