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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family