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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.

Idioms:

  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.