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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather