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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )