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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.