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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.