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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.

Idioms:

  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.