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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.

Idioms:

  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.