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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.