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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )