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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.

Idioms:

  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • 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.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.