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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.

Idioms:

  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.