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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.

Idioms:

  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.