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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.

Idioms:

  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.