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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.

Idioms:

  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.