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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.

Idioms:

  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.