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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.