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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.

Idioms:

  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.