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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.

Idioms:

  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )