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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.

Idioms:

  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.