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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.