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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.

Idioms:

  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.