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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.

Idioms:

  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.