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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.