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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.