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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.

Idioms:

  • 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.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )