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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.

Idioms:

  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.