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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.