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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.

Idioms:

  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.