"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.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.

Idioms:

  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.