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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.