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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.

Idioms:

  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.