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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.

Idioms:

  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.