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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.

Idioms:

  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.