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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )