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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.