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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Supply with ( যোগান দেওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) He supplied us with food.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.

Idioms:

  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.