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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.

Idioms:

  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.