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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.

Idioms:

  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.