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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.

Idioms:

  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.