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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.