"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.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.

Idioms:

  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.