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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.

Idioms:

  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.