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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Unite with ( ঐক্যবদ্ধ হওয়া ) Be united with your friends.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.

Idioms:

  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.