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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.

Idioms:

  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • 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
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.