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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.

Idioms:

  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.