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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.

Idioms:

  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.