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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.

Idioms:

  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.