"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.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • 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.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.