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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Partiality for ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He has no Partiality for his son.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.

Idioms:

  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.