"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.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.

Idioms:

  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.