"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.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.

Idioms:

  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home