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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.

Idioms:

  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.