"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.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.