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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.

Idioms:

  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )