"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.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.