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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.

Idioms:

  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )