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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.

Idioms:

  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )