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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.