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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.

Idioms:

  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.