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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.

Idioms:

  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )