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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.