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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.