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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.