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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.