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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.