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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.

Idioms:

  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )