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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Die from ( মারা যাওয়া (প্রতিক্রিয়া) ) He died form over-eating.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.