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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.