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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.

Idioms:

  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.