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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.

Idioms:

  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.