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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.