"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.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )