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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.

Idioms:

  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.