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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.

Idioms:

  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.