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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.