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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.

Idioms:

  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.