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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.

Idioms:

  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.