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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.