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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.

Idioms:

  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.