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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.