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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.

Idioms:

  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses