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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.

Idioms:

  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.