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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.