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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.

Idioms:

  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.