"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.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.

Idioms:

  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.