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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.

Idioms:

  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.