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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.

Idioms:

  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.