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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.

Idioms:

  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.