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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.