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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.