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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.

Idioms:

  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.