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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Prevent from ( বারণ করা ; প্রতিরোধ করা ) I prevented him from going there.‌
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.

Idioms:

  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather