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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.