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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Enter into ( প্রবেশ করা ) He entered into the room.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • 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.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.