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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.

Idioms:

  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.