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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Blind of ( দৃষ্টিশক্তিতে অন্ধ ) He is blind of one eye.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.

Idioms:

  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )