"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.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.

Idioms:

  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.