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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.