"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.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.