"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.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )