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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.

Idioms:

  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.