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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.

Idioms:

  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.