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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.