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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Belong to ( অধিকারে থাকা ) This house is no more belongs to him.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.

Idioms:

  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg