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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.