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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.

Idioms:

  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • 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.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )