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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.

Idioms:

  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )