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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.