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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.

Idioms:

  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.