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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.