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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.

Idioms:

  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.