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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.

Idioms:

  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.