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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.

Idioms:

  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.