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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel