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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.