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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.

Idioms:

  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )