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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.