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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.

Idioms:

  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.