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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.