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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Indulge in ( আসক্ত হওয়া ) He indulge in drugs.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.

Idioms:

  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.