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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.

Idioms:

  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home