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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.

Idioms:

  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.