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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.

Idioms:

  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.