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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Charge with ( অভিযোগ করা (ত্রুটি) ) He was charged with theft.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.

Idioms:

  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.