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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.

Idioms:

  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.