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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.