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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.