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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.

Idioms:

  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.