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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Access to ( প্রবেশ অধিকার ) Public has no access to this area.

Idioms:

  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.