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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.

Idioms:

  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.