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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.