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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.