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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.

Idioms:

  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.