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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.