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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.

Idioms:

  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.