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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means

Idioms:

  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.