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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.

Idioms:

  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.