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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.

Idioms:

  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )