"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.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.

Idioms:

  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.