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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )