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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate

Idioms:

  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.