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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.

Idioms:

  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.