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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.

Idioms:

  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.