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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.

Idioms:

  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.