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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.