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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Blind of ( দৃষ্টিশক্তিতে অন্ধ ) He is blind of one eye.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.

Idioms:

  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush