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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.