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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush