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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.

Idioms:

  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.