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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die from ( মারা যাওয়া (প্রতিক্রিয়া) ) He died form over-eating.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.

Idioms:

  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.