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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.

Idioms:

  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.