"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.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.

Idioms:

  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.