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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.

Idioms:

  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.