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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.

Idioms:

  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.