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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?

Idioms:

  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )