"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 at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.

Idioms:

  • 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.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.