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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.

Idioms:

  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.