"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.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.