"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.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.

Idioms:

  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.