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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?

Idioms:

  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )