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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.

Idioms:

  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.