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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Partiality for ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He has no Partiality for his son.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.

Idioms:

  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.