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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.