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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.

Idioms:

  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.