"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.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg