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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.

Idioms:

  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.