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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Laugh at ( বিদ্রুপ করা ) Do not taught at the poor.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.

Idioms:

  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.