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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.

Idioms:

  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.