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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.

Idioms:

  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.