"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.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family