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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.