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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.

Idioms:

  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.