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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.

Idioms:

  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )