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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.

Idioms:

  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )