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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.

Idioms:

  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.