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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.

Idioms:

  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • 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