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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.

Idioms:

  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )