"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.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment

Idioms:

  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.