"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.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.