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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Blind of ( দৃষ্টিশক্তিতে অন্ধ ) He is blind of one eye.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.