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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.

Idioms:

  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.