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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • 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.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.