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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.

Idioms:

  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )