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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.

Idioms:

  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.