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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.

Idioms:

  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.