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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.

Idioms:

  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.