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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.

Idioms:

  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.