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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.

Idioms:

  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )