"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.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.

Idioms:

  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.