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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.

Idioms:

  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • 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