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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.

Idioms:

  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.