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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.

Idioms:

  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.