"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.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.

Idioms:

  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.