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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.

Idioms:

  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )