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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.

Idioms:

  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.