"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.
  • Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.