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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.

Idioms:

  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.