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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.

Idioms:

  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.