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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.

Idioms:

  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.