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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.