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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.

Idioms:

  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.