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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.

Idioms:

  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.