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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.

Idioms:

  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.