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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.

Idioms:

  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.