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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.

Idioms:

  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.