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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.

Idioms:

  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.