"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.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.

Idioms:

  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.