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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Supply with ( যোগান দেওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) He supplied us with food.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.