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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.

Idioms:

  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.