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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.