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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.

Idioms:

  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.