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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Belong to ( অধিকারে থাকা ) This house is no more belongs to him.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.