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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.