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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Replace with another ( পরিবর্তন করা (একটি জিনিস) ) Replace this chair with new one.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.