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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.

Idioms:

  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.