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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.

Idioms:

  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.