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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.

Idioms:

  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.