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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.