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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?

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
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.