"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.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.

Idioms:

  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.