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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.

Idioms:

  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.