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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.

Idioms:

  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.