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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.

Idioms:

  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.