"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.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.