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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Belong to ( অধিকারে থাকা ) This house is no more belongs to him.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.

Idioms:

  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • 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.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.