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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.