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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.