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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.

Idioms:

  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • 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.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.