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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).

Idioms:

  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.