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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.