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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.

Idioms:

  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist