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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.

Idioms:

  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.