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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Supply with ( যোগান দেওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) He supplied us with food.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.