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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.