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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.

Idioms:

  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.