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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg