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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.

Idioms:

  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.