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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.

Idioms:

  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • 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.