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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.