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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.

Idioms:

  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.