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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.

Idioms:

  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.