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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.