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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.

Idioms:

  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • 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
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.