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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.

Idioms:

  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )