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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.