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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.

Idioms:

  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.