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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.

Idioms:

  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.