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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.