"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.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.

Idioms:

  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.