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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.

Idioms:

  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.