"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.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.

Idioms:

  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.