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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.

Idioms:

  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather