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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.

Idioms:

  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.