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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.