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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.