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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )