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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.

Idioms:

  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush