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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.