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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.

Idioms:

  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.