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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.

Idioms:

  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )