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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.