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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.

Idioms:

  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.