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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.

Idioms:

  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.