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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.

Idioms:

  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.