"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.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).

Idioms:

  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )