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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.

Idioms:

  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )