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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.