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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.