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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.

Idioms:

  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.