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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.

Idioms:

  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.