"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.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.

Idioms:

  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.