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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.