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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.