"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.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.

Idioms:

  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.