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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.

Idioms:

  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.