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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.