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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.

Idioms:

  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.