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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.