"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.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.

Idioms:

  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.