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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.

Idioms:

  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.