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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.

Idioms:

  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.