"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.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.

Idioms:

  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.