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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.

Idioms:

  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.