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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.