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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.