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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.