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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.

Idioms:

  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )