"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.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.