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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.

Idioms:

  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )