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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.

Idioms:

  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.