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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.

Idioms:

  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush