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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )