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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.

Idioms:

  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.