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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )