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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.

Idioms:

  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.