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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.

Idioms:

  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.