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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.

Idioms:

  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.