"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.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.

Idioms:

  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.