"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.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.

Idioms:

  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.