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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.

Idioms:

  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )