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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.

Idioms:

  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story