"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.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.