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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.

Idioms:

  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.