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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.