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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.

Idioms:

  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.