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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Replace with another ( পরিবর্তন করা (একটি জিনিস) ) Replace this chair with new one.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.

Idioms:

  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.