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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.

Idioms:

  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • 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
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.