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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.

Idioms:

  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.