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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.