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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.