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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Trust with ( বিশ্বাস করা (জিনিস) ) You may trust me with the work.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.

Idioms:

  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist