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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.

Idioms:

  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.