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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?

Idioms:

  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.