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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.