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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Provide with ( সরবরাহ করা (কোন জিনিস) ) I provide (supply) him with food.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.

Idioms:

  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • 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.