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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Care of ( যত্ন নেওয়া ) Take care of your health.

Idioms:

  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • 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.