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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.