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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.