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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.

Idioms:

  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.