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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.