"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.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.

Idioms:

  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.