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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.

Idioms:

  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.