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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.

Idioms:

  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.