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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.

Idioms:

  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.