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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Laugh at ( বিদ্রুপ করা ) Do not taught at the poor.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.