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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.

Idioms:

  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist