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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.

Idioms:

  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.