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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.

Idioms:

  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.