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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.

Idioms:

  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.