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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly