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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.