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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.

Idioms:

  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.