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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.

Idioms:

  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.