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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.