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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.

Idioms:

  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.