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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.

Idioms:

  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.