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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.

Idioms:

  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.