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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.

Idioms:

  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.