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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Accompanied with ( একসঙ্গে ঘটা ) He has fever accompanied with headache.

Idioms:

  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.