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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.

Idioms:

  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.