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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.

Idioms:

  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.