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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.

Idioms:

  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.