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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • 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.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.