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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.

Idioms:

  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.