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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.