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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.

Idioms:

  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )