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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.

Idioms:

  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.