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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.