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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.

Idioms:

  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )