"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.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.

Idioms:

  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.