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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.

Idioms:

  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.