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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.

Idioms:

  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.