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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Provide with ( সরবরাহ করা (কোন জিনিস) ) I provide (supply) him with food.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.

Idioms:

  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.