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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.

Idioms:

  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.