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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Care of ( যত্ন নেওয়া ) Take care of your health.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.

Idioms:

  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.