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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.