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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.

Idioms:

  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.