"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.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.

Idioms:

  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel