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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.

Idioms:

  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.