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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.