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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.

Idioms:

  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )