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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.

Idioms:

  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.