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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.

Idioms:

  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.