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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.

Idioms:

  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.