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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.

Idioms:

  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.