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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.