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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.