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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.

Idioms:

  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.