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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.

Idioms:

  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.