"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.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.

Idioms:

  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.