"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.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.

Idioms:

  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.