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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.