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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.