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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.