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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )