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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.