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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.