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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.