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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • 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.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.