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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.

Idioms:

  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.