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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.