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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.

Idioms:

  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.