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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Blind of ( দৃষ্টিশক্তিতে অন্ধ ) He is blind of one eye.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.

Idioms:

  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.