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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.

Idioms:

  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.