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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.

Idioms:

  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )