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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.

Idioms:

  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.