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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.

Idioms:

  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home