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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.

Idioms:

  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.