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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )