"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.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.

Idioms:

  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.