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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Aware of ( সচেতন ) Man should aware of the danger of environment pollution.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?

Idioms:

  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.