"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.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.