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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.