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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.

Idioms:

  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.