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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.

Idioms:

  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.