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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.

Idioms:

  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.