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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.

Idioms:

  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.