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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.

Idioms:

  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.