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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.

Idioms:

  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.