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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.