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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.

Idioms:

  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.