"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.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.

Idioms:

  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.