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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.

Idioms:

  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.