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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.

Idioms:

  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • 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
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.