"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.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.

Idioms:

  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.