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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.

Idioms:

  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.