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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.

Idioms:

  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.