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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.