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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.

Idioms:

  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.