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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.