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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.