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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.