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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.