"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.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.

Idioms:

  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family