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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.

Idioms:

  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • 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.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.