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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.

Idioms:

  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.