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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.

Idioms:

  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.