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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.

Idioms:

  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.