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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.